/*
 * Copyright (C) 2009 M. Hautle.
 * 
 * This file is part of TrackedBean.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General
 * Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 * later version.
 * 
 * TrackedBean is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied
 * warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
 * details.
 * 
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License along with TrackedBean. If not, see
 * <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 */
package ch.trackedbean.validator;

import ch.trackedbean.validator.engine.*;

/**
 * {@link IValidator} factory.<br>
 * This factory must be thread safe!
 * 
 * @author M. Hautle
 */
public interface IValidatorFactory {
	/**
	 * Creates a validator for the given type.
	 * 
	 * @param type The type
	 * @return The created validator
	 * @throws ValidatorInitialisationException If something went wrong
	 */
	IValidator createValidator(Class<?> type) throws ValidatorInitialisationException;
}
